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Historical Events

1177 - Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a larger Ayyubid force

1937 - World's Fair of Paris closes (31.2 million visitors)

1941 - German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality)

1951 - Cleveland halfback Dub Jones ties the NFL record for most touchdowns in a game crossing for 6 in Browns 42-21 win v Chicago Bears at Cleveland Stadium

1973 - US cuts maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure

1986 - Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arms deal

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Famous Birthdays

1876 - Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duchess of Hesse (d. 1936)

1886 - Rex Maupin, orchestra leader (Tin Pan Alley TV), born in St Joseph, Missouri

1895 - Anastas I Mikoyan, Armenia, member of Supreme Soviet

1928 - James "Jimmy" Johnson, American gospel and blues singer and guitarist, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi

1963 - Holly Cole, Canadian jazz singer

1972 - Kevin Han, US badminton player (Olympics 1996), born in Shanghai, China

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Famous Deaths

1456 - Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle

1686 - Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (b. 1638)

1700 - Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 17th Mayor of New York City (1686-88), dies at 57

1923 - Syd Callaway, cricket all-round (3 Tests for Australia 1891-95), dies

1968 - Phil Lord, actor (Stud's Place), dies at 89

2006 - Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (b. 1920)

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